Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,437 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Curtis Theophilus Hill, Jr. (1961- )
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James David Corrothers (1869-1917)
Charles Rolland
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Charles Rolland, III (1951-2012)
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Minnie Forbes (1932- )

Explore Global African History

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Omar/Albert-Bernard Bongo (1935-2009)
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The New Cross Fire (January 18, 1981)
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Haile Gebre Selassie (1973- )
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Amha Selassie (1916-1997)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Confounded: The Enigma of “Blind Tom” Wiggins
Coronavirus structure
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COVID-19: The Myth and the Reality for Black America
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The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada’s Western Prairies: Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-1912
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Henrietta Lacks and the Debate Over the Ethics of Bio-Medical Research

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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